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In Production: OPEN CALL
6 February – 10 March 2019
The Institute of Contemporary Arts, the BBC and Arts Council England are excited to launch New Creatives, a series of commissioning opportunities for emerging artists under 30 who work with audio or moving image.
Intersectional Feminism in the Time of #MeToo: Marai Larasi and Chelsea Fuller
4 April 2019
Guardian journalist Maya Wolfe-Robinson chairs a discussion between activist Marai Larasi and writer and communications strategist Chelsea Fuller.
BSL Tour of Morag Keil: Moarg Kiel
2 April 2019
A BSL-interpreted tour of the current exhibition,
Morag Keil: Moarg Kiel
, led by ICA Deputy Director and Curator Katharine Stout.
Artists’ Film Club
Technology and its Intersections: Viewing Scenarios and other Platforms
13 March 2019
Theorist Ina Blom, multi-disciplinary collective Keiken and artist Lawrence Lek discuss the evolving role of moving image in contemporary art.
Educational Tour of Morag Keil: Moarg Kiel – March
5 March 2019
Assistant Curator Ifeanyi Awachie leads a tour of the current exhibition,
Morag Keil: Moarg Kiel
, intended for educational groups.
Aspects of Capitalism Today
21 February 2019
A discussion around the nature of capitalism today, presented in collaboration with the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy.
Of Animacy Reading Group: Representing Nature
19 February 2019
Of Animacy returns to the ICA to investigate representation, nature and colonialism
Gallery Tours of Morag Keil: Moarg Kiel
1 February – 3 March 2019
ICA Public Advisors lead tours of the current exhibition,
Morag Keil: Moarg Kiel
.
Past
The Ian White Lecture: ‘where our subject slips away’ by Elisabeth Lebovici
14 February 2019
Art historian and critic Elisabeth Lebovici delivers the 2019 Ian White Lecture.
Red Members’ Tour of Morag Keil: Moarg Kiel
8 February 2019
ICA Deputy Director and Curator Katharine Stout leads an exclusive Red Members’ tour of the exhibition Morag Keil: Moarg Kiel.
Educational Tour of Morag Keil: Moarg Kiel – February
5 February 2019
ICA Deputy Director and Curator Katharine Stout leads a tour of the current exhibition,
Morag Keil: Moarg Kiel
, intended for educational groups.
Olivia Plender and Ed Webb-Ingall
11 January 2019
Artist Olivia Plender discusses her work and ongoing projects.
Future of the Zone
12 December 2018
A symposium on the spatial, temporal, and cinematic typology of the ‘Zone’ convenes speakers Geocinema, Metahaven, Jussi Parikka, Ippolito Pestellini and Susan Schuppli.
The Freedoms of Self-Publishing
8 December 2018
A programme of talks accompanying ASP4 considers how self-publishing unsettles notions of work and value.
The UNFASHIONED Museum
1 December 2018
A celebration of fashion and club cultures with designers, workshops, talks and DJs.
Digital Tarkovsky
11 November 2018
A conversation to launch Metahaven’s book-length essay, on how push notifications and social media prompts redefine our daily experience of time
Distribute / Cooperate - resource and labour distribution in arts organisations
10 November 2018
A workshop focusing on models of artist-led cooperativity, organised by Cubitt, the ICA, not/nowhere, Transmission Gallery, and W.A.G.E.
Metahaven Gallery Tours
6 November 2018 – 13 January 2019
ICA Public Advisors offer guided tours of the current exhibition.
Red Members Tour of Metahaven: VERSION HISTORY
2 November 2018
ICA Chief Curator Richard Birkett leads a tour of the exhibition METAHAVEN: VERSION HISTORY.
Young Kings Networking Dinner
1 November 2018
A unique dining experience exclusively for young black men, hosted by ICA Youth Partners GUAP Magazine.
Chris Kraus: Social Practices
30 October 2018
To mark the launch of her book, Chris Kraus will read new work and discuss the blurred lines between fiction and criticism.
On Allan Sekula’s Fish Story
25 October 2018
Four scholars engage photographer, filmmaker and theorist Allan Sekula’s seminal book and exhibition, in a discussion moderated by his archivist Ina Steiner.
FLAMIN PRODUCTIONS: How to apply
25 October 2018
A FLAMIN introduction to applying to the FLAMIN PRODUCTIONS artists’ moving image commissioning scheme.
Open Debate: Touch Me Not – The Politics of Intimacy
24 October 2018
An active dialogue between protagonists and audiences of Adina Pintilie’s hybrid film, concerning boundaries, disability and gender fluidity.
Chelsea Manning in conversation with James Bridle
1 October 2018
Technologist Chelsea Manning is in conversation with artist and writer James Bridle, discussing the rise of artificial intelligence and the role of AI in public policy, the state of the data economy, and the issues faced by transgender people today.
Shadow Sistxrs Fight Club: ELEMENTS Series
20 September – 18 October 2018
A five-week self-defence series, each session focusing on a different element: earth, air, fire, water and spirit.
In formation III
Oleksiy Radynski on The Film of Kyiv
16 September 2018
Oleksiy Radynski screens and discusses his long-term filmed observations of urban space in Kiev.
In formation III
A Sound Identity: Neither Voice Noir Class
15 September 2018
Discursive workshop on the relationship between identity and voice in popular culture.
In formation III
A Sound Identity: Haul & Pull Up
15 September 2018
A free two-hour vinyl DJ workshop for women, led by Nzinga Soundz.
In formation III
A Weight, a Course, a Coursing: Talk by Mitchell Akiyama
14 September 2018
In a talk accompanying his installation, Mitchell Akiyama posits that spaces have feelings too.
In formation III
The Psychoanalysis of Cyborgs
13 September 2018
Alfie Bown presents a talk on dating simulators, sex robots and mutations of love in the technocapitalist era.
In formation III
Mitchell Akiyama: Blood, a Ballast
11 – 16 September 2018
A multisensory installation transforms the Studio into a pulsating, seething and inscrutable presence.
In formation III
How to Film Nothing: An Open Air Workshop with Boris Mitic
7 September 2018
The director of In Praise of Nothing discusses crafting a narrative from footage shot by filmmakers across the globe.
In formation III
Disability and Interdependence (BSL interpreted)
4 September 2018
Informed by the disability movement, David Ruebain and Yates Norton discuss interdependence as a form of resistance.
In formation III
Roundtable discussion: What’s Love Got to Do with It?
2 September 2018
An open and public debate about precarity, collective ownership and care across independent arts spaces.
In formation III
On Cripping (BSL interpreted)
1 September 2018
This film screening and reading by Leah Clements, Elena Colman, Alice Hattrick and Lizzy Rose marks the start of a project by a new crip research group.
Michael Stipe and Miranda Sawyer on Volume 1
1 September 2018
Discussion of Volume 1, a photographic book that brings together nearly 40 years of Stipe’s practice of creating and collecting.
In formation III
Study Group on Black Aesthetics led by Denise Ferreira da Silva
26 August 2018
A focused setting to discuss the questions raised during Saturday’s talk by Ferreira da Silva, and to share related ideas and practices.
In formation III
Denise Ferreira da Silva: Blacklight
25 August 2018
A public talk by the distinguished scholar and artist, addressing the ethical dimensions of the global present.
In formation III
Annah: Nomenclature
22 – 26 August 2018
A new performance installation by Khairani Barokka touches on race, sexuality, disability and ownership.
In formation III
21 August – 16 September 2018
A discursive platform emphasising collective production and learning, and forms of sociality through participatory events.
In formation III
ALOK, Beyond Gender
17 August 2018
Transfeminist workshop with ALOK to analyse the root causes of gender-based violence.
Self-Protection Manifesto Launch
16 August 2018
An evening of short films and artist performance celebrating our unique Manifesto on self-love, care and protection.
Fugitive Feminism
The Politics of Pleasure Workshop
22 July 2018
Workshop and social space aimed at Black and mixed race women exploring sexual and non-sexual pleasure, creativity and community.
Fugitive Feminism
Shatema Threadcraft on Fugitive Feminism
21 July 2018
Shatema Threadcraft responds to ‘fugitive feminism’ and draws from her work in African American political thought.
Fugitive Feminism
Round Table on Fugitivity
21 July 2018
Roundtable discussion on contemporary Black feminist politics, Saidiya Hartman’s work and the concept of fugitivity in Black feminism.
Fugitive Feminism
Organising Fugitive Feminism
21 July 2018
Yomi Adegoke leads a panel discussion on Black women collectives and organising with activists from Glasgow, Paris and London.
Red Members’ Tour of Julie Becker: I must create a Master Piece to pay the Rent
20 July 2018
ICA Chief Curator Richard Birkett gives an exclusive Red Members tour of the Julie Becker exhibition.
Fugitive Feminism
Towards a Fugitive Feminism
19 July 2018
Akwugo Emejulu draws from Black radical theory and presents a talk on the impossibility of claiming ‘womanhood’ and its implications.
Fugitive Feminism
18 – 22 July 2018
Convening of talks, film and performance on contemporary Black feminist politics.
Mark von Schlegell on Julie Becker
14 July 2018
Science fiction writer and cultural critic Mark von Schlegell gives a talk spanning the work of Julie Becker and its generational confluence.
GUAP Social Work
12 July – 13 September 2018
Join GUAP Magazine for a monthly peer-to-peer co-work space that enables you to connect, relate and co-create in a supportive environment.
Symposium: Feminist Visual Activism
10 July 2018
A symposium exploring contemporary forms of feminist visual activism.
Young Kings Networking Event
28 June 2018
GUAP Magazine and special guests Alex Fefegha and Mykaell Riley discuss breaking into the creative industries as a young black artist.
The Social in Architecture: Provisional Demos
21 June 2018
Talk by Mabel O. Wilson about precarity, social breakdown and public space in relation to architecture.
Symposium: Redefining the Social in Architecture
21 June 2018
A symposium exploring the social in architectural practice and theory.
Interventions in the Supply Chain
20 June 2018
Human Rights Lawyers Association and ICA bring together human rights experts to discuss the pursuit of corporate accountability for abuses in their supply chains.
GUAP Social Work
14 June 2018
A monthly peer-to-peer co-working space that enables 16 to 25 year olds to connect, relate and co-create in a supportive environment.
Situations screening + Q&A with Claudia Rankine
13 June 2018
This event features screenings of poet Claudia Rankine and artist John Lucas’ collaborative video works titled Situations, followed by a Q&A with Rankine.
Hortense Spillers in conversation with Gail Lewis
9 June 2018
Hortense Spillers and Gail Lewis discuss claims to ‘womanhood’ in contemporary black feminist politics.
Plotting Decolonial Options: Translocal Interrogations
5 June 2018
A panel discussion exploring the ‘decolonial option’ in trans-local art historical and curatorial practices.
Stanley Picker Lectures: Stephen Sutcliffe
29 May 2018
Lecture by Stephen Sutcliffe about the role of collage in his film and video work.
NEO ULTRA PUNK
Shadow Sistxrs Fight Club
20 May 2018
A physical and metaphysical self-defence class for women, nonbinary people and QTIPoC witches.
NEO ULTRA PUNK
18 – 20 May 2018
Programmed in partnership with Res., this three-day event presents new and recent work by Shu Lea Cheang alongside presentations by performers, filmmakers and thinkers.
Stanley Picker Lectures: Ros Murray
17 May 2018
Lecture by Ros Murray exploring Antonin Artaud's engagement with cinema, discussing themes of vibration, contagion and shock in his acting and film writing.
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